page_title: William Dodge James
section_title: Death of Frank James
hierarchical_section_title: William Dodge James / Death of Frank James
caption_attribution_description: English: Survey vessel HMS Waterwitch built 1878 by R. Steel &amp; Co of Greenock. Sunk Singapore Harbour 1912
context_page_description: William Dodge James, CVO DL was the son of a wealthy American merchant, who was raised and educated in England. He married Evelyn Elizabeth Forbes, daughter of the 4th Baronet of Newe who became a celebrated society hostess of the period. Edward, Prince of Wales was one of the frequent visitors to their West Dean country estate in West Sussex.
context_section_description: In January 1890, Frank set sail on board the Lancashire Witch for Africa, this time without William, who had recently married.  On 21 April, whilst on a hunting trip, Frank was killed by a wounded elephant.  His body was recovered with difficulty and returned to England to be buried at Kensal Green Cemetery, London; later his remains were transferred to the family plot at West Dean, West Sussex.
  The death of Frank came as a terrible blow to his brothers, but particularly to William, an experienced big game hunter, who had been his companion on almost all of his previous expeditions.  As a memorial, he and Arthur funded the building of a hospital for mariners in the town of East Cowes, Isle of Wight, named the Frank James Memorial Hospital.
caption: Lancashire Witch RYS, sold to Admiralty in 1893 and renamed HMS Waterwitch
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